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We are indebted to the votes of the House of Com mons for a knowledge of the fact that there is at present before it—and in a very advanced stage too—a Bill pre pared and brought in by the Right Hon. the PRESIDENT of the BOARD of TRADE, for amending" An Act of the first year of her present Majesty, for better enabling her Majesty to confer certain powers and immunities on tradin g and other Companies" —or in other words a new Patent Right Bill. This very important measure, of which one person in a thousand therein interested has never yet heard of the existence, was reported last night, and stands for a third reading to-morrow—so that unless some Member of the House of Lords penetrate the mystery in which it is involved, it will become the law of the land before a single Patentee or incorporated trading Company has an opportunity of expressing an opinion as to its probable ef fect upon the interests of the community. The Bill which this measure proposes to amend received the Royal assent on the 7th of July, 1837, and it was not one month on the statute book before it was discovered to be one mass of absurdities and contradictions. From all quarters complaints were addressed to the PRESIDENT of the BOARD of TRADE on the subject ; and now, after a whole year spent in complete inaction, we discover the fruits of the Right Hon. Gentleman's Legislative cogitations smuggling through Parliament, in the shape of a ricketty bantling, not one jot less absurd and impracticable than the original abortion of which it pur ports to be an amendment. We confess we are astonished to witness such a recklessness ofthe interests of a great commer cial body in the public conduct of a British Minister. Why was not the amended Bill printed nine months ago, and copiesof itofficially addressed to every incorporated Com pany in the United Kingdom, in order that they might make themselves acquainted with its proposed enactments, and communicate with the Board of Trade on the subject ? Why were not even the usual steps taken to invite the usual share of public attention to a Bill affecting the na tional interests? How happened it that this particular Bill reached the eve of a third reading, without even attracting the vigilant attention of the reporters for the London Press ? They cannot be suspected of a neglect of duty ; and therefore it rests with the PRESI DENT of the BOARD of TRADE to account to the country, and to the Companies concerned, for the silence which has hitherto been observed respecting it. That such a Bill did not attract the attention of some Liberal Member of the House of Commons, before passing through Com mitter, is little creditable to the vigilance of a reformed Parlament. The Lords were animated last night and • busy, as if they have received a warning that they have, as a talking body, but a short time to live. The Earl of WINCHILSEA borrowing his facts from' a leading article of the Times, insisted on being told, in spite of any public inconvenience which might arise, whether Sir JOHN COLBORNE were coming home from Canada ; whether Mr. GIBBON WAKE FIELD had received an appointment under the Govern ment ; and whether more troops were going to Canada ? Lord MELBOURNE stated that Sir Jolts Cot- Bora wished to return to his native country, that more troops were not required, and that he knew nothing of Mr. WAKEFIELD'S appointment. Two of these questions seem legitimate enough ; but if a Peer, from some peculiar strict tress of hie morality, may raise a public outcry against indi viduals, he may virtually engross the power of appointing to public offices. Mr. GIBBON WAKEFIELD'S writings attest his great abilities. Mr. TURTON is also a clever man, but we only speak of him from hearsay. Both in their youth have been guilty of offences for which we offer neither apology nor excuse ; but, we w•sh to make Lord WINCHILSEA aware that if his rule had been followed, we are sure it would have deprived the State of the services of Lord NELSON ; and we believe that even the Duke of WEL LINGTON might, in the full tide of his victories, have been placed on half-pay. In filing the offices of the State, it will not do to follow the rule which ought, but report says does not (see the 2. furning Chronicle a few weeks back) dictate the selection of Bishops. If a holy life were alone or chiefly to be kept in view, Mr. PLUMPTEE should probably be Prime Minister ; Sir H. INGLIS Firt Lord of the Admiralty ; F. lend ALLEN should be male Lead Chancellor, and Dr. BUNTING she,Aid command the Fle•it. But under Mieisters, Generals, and Admirals, chosen as in the time . of the fifth Monarchy men fur their moral and religious qualities, the intere.its of the pubic wool(' be likely to suffer, To serve the public abilities are . squired, as well as a proper feeling of religion ; and Lord IN IN 0014as rule, which might suit a monastery, is wholly Inapplicable to the world. His miserable, wretched, un manly, and repeated attempts to raise or revive a public prejtace against cl e v e r men, by statements winch they, being absent, can neither answer nor explain, on account of immoralities, the latest of which is about ten years old, end is only remembered or known by the currency given to it by those despised vehicles of information, the public journals, is wholly unworthy of a legislator and statesman. After these questions had been answered, Lord Witaitel- CLIFFE repeated the attack on the LOAD CHANCELLOR for daring to eiv.ibt magistrates without the sanction of k t h' ; ` : , Le.rol Lieutenant, the Earl of fiwaEwontsl'lc'ti was made some time back. The plo;‘,. MIA simple answer was that by law, it is the HANCELLOR'S duty to appoint the magistrates, lie is the responsible person, and yet he lins ee'c passed any Lord Lieutenant by, except the Lord Lieutenant, from some ridiculous feeling of wounded vanity and di-loyal obedienze, has refused to communicate with him on the subject. Tie plain fact is, that the Lord Lieutenants being mostly of one party, all members of the law Church, and living only in the society of Tories and Churchmen, never receive any recommendations to pLce Liberals and Dissenters On the bench. A practical ex clu.ion, greatly to the unpopularity and injury of the Bench iv . the consequence. This fact is well-known, and the CHANCELLOR having ascertained it, and having also as certained in some cases that persons not Tories and not Churchmen are worthy of scats on the Bench, he has, as in duty bound, put them into the Commission. He has broke through the practical Tory rule of exclusion, and among the monopolists there is growling, grumbling, and surly discontent. We are sorry to see the Duke of WELLINGTON allowing his personal feelings on the subject to get the better of his sense of justice, and join the dis appointed rabids in assailing what he knows to be a proper principle and a virtuous practice. The report on the Irish Municipal Bill was afterwards received, and the third reading appointed for Friday next. It will be remembered that when the Bill was committed Lord LyNDHURST made a speech, and introduced his amendments. They were not then discussed, but were to be printed and taken into consideration on the report. Last night, however, with the exception of a short bilt sensible speech from Lord MELBOURNE, some pointed observations from Lord BROUGHAM, and some very proper remarks by Lord HATHERTON, the report was received; and the amendments underwent no discussion whatever. Yet Lord MELBOURNE describedthem as numerous, complicated, and technical, which the want of time had not allowed either him or the CHANCELLOR to consider ; and Lord HATHER TON described them as giving the Bill a totally new political character. It is no longer at all likely to answer the end— that of giving self-government to the towns of Ireland, for which it was proposed. Lord MELBOURNE, howe ver, because we must say he cannot help himself, as• sented to the report, and declared that he does not mean on this account to abandon the Bill. As we expected, he will accept the 101. franchise. But will the Commons adopt Lord LYNDHURST'S Bill? A sense of dignity, whatever Ministers may wish, ought to prevent them. The Bill is completely a new Bill. It is forced on the Lords by the Tories, without consideration or discussion. Escaping all forms, by introducing it when in Committee on another Bill with the same or a similar title, it will go through but two stages in the Lords, instead of five , and sent down to the Commons, if wrcepted there, will there go through only one instead of five. Such legislation, even if the Commons were to consent to impose a Tory law on Ireland, would command no re spect. A Bill which will not answer their purpose, cannot be assented to after one discussion. Will the Commons give a triumph to Lord LvrantußsT, and with their eyes open sanction a Tory trick? We hope not. And, then, if the session end by doing no good, it will not, at least in this instance, consecrate oppression accomplished by trickery. A Morning Contemporary, who much delights in ho• nouring the law—not the Christian—Church, dwells with much emphasis and unction this morning on the fact that " oppression has at length laid down its iron scourge, and cast away the iron sceptre of its terrible dominion, in obedience to the mighty power of Christian civilization." The Herald takes credit with much justice, for its own efforts in contributing to " the triumph which public opi nion in England has achieved over the tyranny of Wes tern India ;" and it must be stated, to our Contemporary's honour, that he has laboured assiduously in obedience to the great principle of humanity which it is the pride of the Herald steadily to have advocated, to bring about that happy consummation of which we are all now hailing the approach. But, when - our Con temporary speaks of this as the triumph of Chris tian civilization, we are rather surprised that it should not have added that, little or no part of the triumph is due to the law-made Church, and that he should not have done justice to those various classes of Dissenters, by whose ex ertions, under Providence, while oppressed, thwarted, and despised by the law Church, and very often in direct op position to its views, the present triumph of Christian ci vilization has been achieved. The unestablished Quakers, the slighted Methodists, the pious Moravians, the enthusi astic Baptists, the calmer Independents, are the denomirc tions of Christians which have taken the lead in this good and great work ; and if any section or portion of the law Church have contributed to the same end, it is principally that portion which is called Evangelical, and which is considered to be an out-cast Sect by the sub lime Oxford Doctors, who embody in themselves all the refinement and excellencies of the law Church. We only say thus much to claim honour for those to whom honour is due ; and to insist, if the putting an end to slavery be a triumph of Christian civilization— after Christianity has held dominion over man's heart and man's morals for more than a thousand years, that very slavery which is now abolished having wholly come into existence under its auspices, and after the law Church was established without one frown or censure from it--if the present abolition of slavery be a triumph of Christian civi lization, we must insist that it is a triumph of which our law Church can claim little or no part. Without the most sleepless vigilance on the part of the Parliament and people of England, we may prepare our selves for the revival of the Slave Trade in British India. In our columns of this day will be found extracts from the Demerara and Bombay Gazettes, which demonstrate the preparations which have been set on foot for carrying on this vile traffic, under the pretext of freighting cargoes of " free labourers !" from Calcutta to our colonies in the West Indies. The people of England will learn with equal surprise and indignation, that the house of HENLEY, DAWSON, and BESTEL, of Calcutta, have opened a regular communication the West India Planters, offering to supply them with cargoes of Coolies, or East India mountaineers, on terms which consign the poor ignorant labourers to five years of virtual slavery, at a rate of wages, three-fourths less than is paid for free labourers in any of the West Indian Islands. A form of agreement it is true is ap pended, and some pains are taken to mislead the people of his country into a belief that the Coolies are bonalide parties to it; but the extract which we have made from the Bombay Gazette proves that they arc the victims of a regular system of impressment. The Ca!- cutta slave-dealers employ a number of stout fellows nho:e business it is to prowl about the streets, and whenever they meet with a simple-looking native, to en tice him into some public-house, where the poor wretch is bullied into a belief that he has engaged him self as a labourer, to be shipped off to the West Indies. As the discovery of such deeds would lead to a prosecution on the part of the authorities, the persons en gaged in this abominable traffic are compelled, in self-de fence, to conceal their victims in some filthy den, till they can procure a sufficient number to render a voyage to any of the West India Islands a profitable speculation. While thus confined the Coolies, knowing nothing of what is to them, and ignorant of the consequence s of any act they may be required to perform, are easily brought to authorise the signing of a document of the exact purport of which they know no more than the man in the moon. Thu: the entire transaction is a gross fraud—a cruel wrong inflicted upon an innocent, unsuspicious race of British subjects, by men wl.O blush not to set the laws of Gen and man at defiance, to advance their pecuniary interests. We trust, however, that the people of England will not patiently endure the revival of a traffic, for the sup pression of which they have already paid the enor mous sum of twenty millions sterling-, merely be cause the seat of it is changed from Africa to Asia, and that those engaged in it have had the marvellous conde scension to call it by anew name. From the language of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, and the manner in which this subject has been alluded to in Parliament, we have no reason to suspect that the Govern ment will be wanting in any endeavour to protect the native population of British India. In moving last night that the Report on the Irish Corporation Bill should be received, Lord MELBOURNE took occasion to state his strong objection to the „iteration which their Lordships, at the instigation of the ” alien" Baron, had made in the treasure. Much, however, as he disapproved of those altera tions, be did not feel himself justified in refusing to proceed with the Bill, but intimated to the House his in teation to move, on the third reading, that certain towns should ba added to schedule A, and another schedule introduced, containing some other towns to which he thought municipal government might be given, with a lower rate of qualification than that which .their Lordships • had been pleased to fix for those which are contained in the Bill. We do not anticipate much success for these motions ; but we think the Noble Lord has exercised a sound discretion in not abandoning the measure in conse quence of the " alien" amendments. The worst of these, no d eibt, is the 101. qualification. Taking the compare_ tire value of houses in Ireland and in England, a 101. qua lification in the former country is at least equal to a 141. or 151. one in the latter. ''here are, however, ways and means of getting over the difficulty of the high quali fication, the employment of which we regard as one of the greatest mischiefs in the Bill as it has been altered. It is allowed on all hands that house property in Ireland is estimated much under its value—a house estimated at 101. is worth perhaps 15/. A system of rating at rack rent will be adopted; and as all will be rated on the same principle, there will be no real injury suffered by any, while the qualification will be reduced in amount as much as the difference between the two scales. In this there can be no objection in point of fairness. We fear, however, that the provision which allows the 101. qualificiation to be made up partly of taxes, and repairs may open a door to fraud. Nothing ap pears to us more easy to be effected than such a collusion between the parties concerned, as might swell these items to half the amount of the qualification. The guilt of this fraud must rest with the Tory faction in the House of Lords. Their aim is to limit the constituency up to 'a Conservative point ; but in this they will find themselves as grievously disappointed as they were when they raised the Parliamentary franchise from 40s. to 101. By the arrival of the steamer Sirius from New York, whence she sailed on the 30th of June, we have received a file of American Journals of that date. The defeat of the Sub-Treasury scheme is a subject of hearty congratu lation in all the anti-Van Burenite journals. The fol lowin g extracts from them include what intelligence they bring of a novel or interesting character : (From the New York Journal of Commerce of June 29.) FROM THE NORTHERN FRONTIER. We have been favoured with the following extract of a letter dated a F n a d o NfiTni find at, this ' p p a c w e a in, U. C.,t excitementJu, 21 " I arrived her.e‘ NIAGARA to.day, owing to a battle which took place last night at Short Hills, about 12 JUNG miles hence, between a mounted troop of 100 British lancers and about 2,000 patriots. It resulted in the loss of four lancers, and the capture of nearly all the rest. The patriots are fast gaining ground, and will not recede until they succeed or are exterminated. This place is garrisoned with 500 infantry, the 24th regiment, and the lancers, besides volunteers. Every person is thoroughly searched before he can leave the place. " The steam boat which lands the passengers from Buffalo is searched They fear very much an eruption in this place, and for that reason every hotel is under guard, and every passage secured by armed men. A body of United States troops are quartered in Buffalo, and General Brady and several other officers left this morning for Detroit." FROM TII Faovrlvß.—The Rochester Democrat of Tuesday says, the British steam boat, Experiment, at Toronto, has been purchased and manned by the Colonial Government to go against the buccanier Bill Johnson, among the Thousand Isles. About 200 of the 32d Regiment have gone from Hamilton, Upper Canada, to the Short Hills, and on Saturday 250 more regulars were on their march from St. Catherine's to the same destination; also Governor Arthur with 100 from Queenston. General Clitherow has arrived at Montreal. It is rumoured the Patriots at the Short Hills robbed the Dutchmen whose house they burned of 2,000 dollars. Chaundler their leader, before he was arrested, snapped his musket and knocked down two or three of the assailants with the butt end of it. The person who was ploughing in the field, and with whom he was con versing, was shot. Chaundler was summarily tried, and to be shot, it is said, on Monday last. The Patriots are said to have five magistrates, whom they threaten to hang if Chaundler is executed. The regulars and militia in the vicinity of the Short Hills exceed I,soo—the Patriots number 600. It is again rumoured Bill Johnson has destroyed the William IV. steamer. The list of steam-boat catastrophes which meet the eye is appalling. The North St. Louis split her steam pipe, scalded a number of persons, and caused a negro woman to be drowned. The steamer Muscogee had been wrecked. The steamer Tomechichi had burst her boiler, and in jured a number of persons. The steamer Beaver had a like misfortune, and the Varenncs had been destroyed by fire. The loss of life by the ;Pulaske proves happily less than at first supposed. In alt fifty-nine lives were known to have been saved when the Sirius left. . . The Commercial Intelligencer, of the 29th June, contains the follow ing announcement : " Mr. Papineau and lady arrived at Albany on Tuesday last. The Evening Journal says, this gentleman was for nearly thirty years speaker of the Lower Canada Parliament, and is a distinguished ad vocate for the rights of the people." (From the Philadelphia Daily Advertiser, of June 30.) THE SUB-TREASURY SCHEME. The loss of the sub.treasury i■ a decided and overwhelming political defeat of this Administration. Had Congress allowed the public moneys to have been under the control of the Exe. cutive—had the treasury safes, iron closets, and the host of receivers general been sanctioned by Congress, the floodgates of corruption would have been thrown open, and kept open until after the presidential election. The people's money placed beyond their control, accountability, that polar star of public safety, neglected or lost sight of, a systematic plan would have been adopted to harass every institution in the country, and every interest in the land unfriendly to the present man in power ; the word would have been, "surrender or die," and the polls would hare been surrounded by partisans, with the people's money in their pockets, to influence votes. It is a miraculous escape—it is a glorious triumph. It is true that the practice under the Sub -Treasury Bill will be con. tinued, unless the bet bank system is revived—but the process is illegal and unauthorised, and although it may check the freedom of enterprise, and still impede the channels of trade, the great political objects in view have been defeated, and the Whig cause sustained. (From the Correspondent of the Morning Chronicle.) PHILADELPHIA, JUNI 30.—Congress has at length sealed the fate of the Sub. Treasury Bill—that favourite—l had almost said that test. measure of Mr. Van Buren's administration. Notwithstanding that every nerve was strained by those in power to secure its success, yet it was defeated by a majority which was by no means contemptible. The numbers were—Ayes, 125 ; Noes, 111. This event took place on Mon. day night, and by middle day, Tuesday it was generally known in the Atlantic cities, where the rejoicings of the Whig party for the time being knew no bounds. An attempt was made on Tuesday to obtain a vote in favour of re. considering the question, but that shared even a worse fate than the Bill itself, only 21 ayes being in its favour, while it was rejected by 205 noes. On the following day Mr. Webster's Bill in the Senate was brought forward, and followed by a Bill introduced by Mr. Buchanan, having for its object " to make special deposits of the public money in the banks." There can be no difficulty, however, in predicting that this measure will, like all its predecessors of the same family, be con. signed to " the tomb of the Capulets."—From the New York Daily Whig of the 29th of June. The wheat crops now being gathered in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, is said to exceed the crops of many years past. Sales at the Philadelphi a E xc h ange yes t er day, 2,000 dollar s drafts on New York, 101; ; U n it e d St a t es Bank, 125. MEXICO, JUNE 13.—8 y the arrival of the frigate Constellation, Corn. Dallas, from Mexico, the New Orleans True Ames lean has news from Tampico. This town was still blockaded. The frigate brought 150,000 dollars in specie. The New Orleans Bee has information that Santa Ana had been placed in command of the troops at Vera Cruz, an d had determined to resist the F renc h , I t was the intention o f t h e French to bombard Vera Cruz. United States sloops of war Boston and l'andalla were at Vera Cruz, and the Ontario was at Tampico. MONEY MARKET.—CITY, JUNE 29. STOCKS —The doings at the Stock Board to -day, were again large, and at prices about the same as yesterday and the day before. The following are t h e crosing rates;—Banks—Phen i x, 106 i; Union, 117 ; State, 104 i ; D e l aware and H udson, 84} ; M o rris Canal, 70 ; Illinois, 105. Trust Co m p an i es— Ohi o, 110 ; Allit. 'l Ca ll, 115. Rai l r oads — Mohawk, 731 ; P a t erson, 60 ; N ew Jersey, 105} ; Bos ton and P rov id ence, 106 ; Stoaington, 55 } ; Uttica, 121} ; Long Island, 59i. C anton Company, 531 ; Illinois Lan d Com pany, 55. At the Second Board, p r i ces W ere rather more depresse d, but no very es.m stial falling off'. MECHANICS' EXCH ANG2 ASSOCIATION. —We are gla d to learn that Harlem, 68 ; Bo s. the mechanics and oth er wea l thy and respecta bl e c itizens have come forward and subscribed l i b eral l y to the stock ; so muc h so, that a suffi cient sum is already sub scr ib e d to i nsure i ts organ i za tion and commence ment. The books remain op en to-day. This is the season of halfyearly dividends. The Atlantic Marine has declared a half.yearly divideed of 15 per cent. The Uiii• et States Fire Insurance Company has declared a half-yearly dividend of 5 per cent. The Tradesmen's Bank has declared a half.yearly dividend of 5 per cent. The Lafayette Bank has declared a half-yearly dividend of 4 per cent. The Directors of the Boston and Worcester Railroad have declared a dividend of 3 per cent. for the last six months, payable on the 9th of July, to the holders of stock on the 30th instant. The Paiis journal; of Monday contain no news of any political interest. The latest Madrid papers are of the 9th instant, but they too are more than usually barren of interesting intelligence. The Senate was engaged with the extraordinary War Tax Bill, with the passing of which it was expected that the present Session of the Cortes would close. General NARVAEZ has been appointed Corn tnander-General of the provinces of Toledo and la Man cha—so that he will no longer have to complain of being o ou u n rn d a e l d s . :_ thwarted in the discharge of his duties by baydeGfievneerbaulnQdruei-i ILOGA. Oa the 28th ult. a column of Christino ; attacked gi a v r ae i i ro s e l f s esx a: tvrea C rca a tis l : fe a c :l ,e : r , eltyh Admiral Jurion de Lagravicra, Naval Prefect of Toulon, has ad aP °r l 'n ol i l ot o 'fe lt l , ,u in :l; dres,ed the following circular letter to the several Members of the Navy department of that port : "Toulon, J u l y 9 , 1838. " Sir—Admiral Stopford, and the officers of this squadron, would not quit Toulon without expressing their deep sense of the kind r ecept i on they have to me, i , h havet met with. attentionsth.‘No `Nothing with which canex w eee e d t;av 's e baysetel:ie Admiral, in a overwhelmed in our private and public intercourse. I consider the magnificent fete given to us last night as a manifestation of the good feelings existing towards the British nation —feelings which respond so well to my Go.. verinnent's desire of cultivating them for the maintenance of die peace and happiness of the world.' It is with satisfaction that I convey to the several corps of the navy such sentiments, and I request you to 6ommu. nieate them to the officers under your command.-1 am, (Signed) "JURIEN." We publish at the end of our journal the comparative view of the revenue for I 8, compared with that of 1836 and 1837. It appears front this view that on the first question of 1838 there was, an increase of 2,144,000 francs, and in the second quarter of 8,054,000 francs, above the receipts in 1836, and in comparison with 1837 there was in the first quarter of 183 S an increase of 3,971,000 francs, and in the second quarter of 7,668,000 francs, which makes an increase of 11,639,000 francs in the first two quarters of 1835 in comparison of the first two quarters of 1337,—Journal de Franrfort, July 16. The Courier Francais has the flllowl,,g letter • • ' 6 FRANKFORT, JULY 11. Three of the most influential Members of the German Diet go to Toplitz to choose Wares ; they have been summoned, as well as the Pre sident. There are besides six or seven Members of Hesse, Oldenburg, Hanover, &c., who are to form part of that meeting, and after all that is unfortunately known of their persons, it is now difficult to judge what political spirit will prevail at Toplitz. " A particular police is organised to insure secrecy. " Writers, journalists, editors, will be, nay, arc already, at Toplitz, to assist in this work of darkness and retrogradation. " The French Government is very far from being a stranger to this great project : the fetters imposed on the French press in Germany are in some manner the act of your Ministry, for most of the prosecutions arise originally from the information sent by the police " VIENNA, JULY 6 —The English Ambassador, Sir Frederick Lamb, is gone to Marienbad. Mr. Mt Gregor, who has been carrying on com mercial negotiations for the English Government, is gone to Berlin. Frock Achtned Paella has arrived here from Italy, on his way to London. In the Smyrna Journal wfr find it stated, under the head of Constan. tinople, 9711) ult., that the whole of the Ottoman fleet was to sail on the 29th, or at latest on the 9,1 instant. After two or three days, which were to be employed in taking in provisions at Saa Stefano, or Gallipoli, the squadron was to be joined by the Capitan Pacha on board one of the Government steamers, and was then to pursue its destination, which is not at present known. The Porte has notified to the Ambassadors of the diffaient Powers that the naval division is merely to visit Mytelene, Chia, and Rhodes, and afterwards, perhaps, Tripoli. Ashkar Pacha was to embark on board the Capitan Pacha's ship to proceed to the Re gency of Tripoli, of which he was to take the command. It was re ported at Constantinople that a Russian officer had bee❑ sent to Alexandria with dispatches for the Russian Consul-General, enjoining him to notify to Mehemet Ali that the Emperor Nicholas for nally dis approved of his conduct towards the Porte, and urged him to abandon his pretensions without delay. The sanatory state of the capital con. . . tinned to be satisfactory, and for several days no new case of plague had occurred. A slight shock of earthquake had bran felt at Constar_ tinoPle on the morning of the 24th. During a violent storm which occurred on the 16th, the lightning struck the tower of Galata and killed the keeper of it. In consequence , of this the Government has ordered all public buildings to be immediately fitted with lightning conductors. FRENCH FUNDS.—PAats, JuLY 16. LATEST PRICES. Five per Cents. II If. 45c. Three per Cents., SOL. Usc. Bank Actions, 2,600 f. Romans, 102. Belgian Loan, 1033. Belgian Bank, 1,442 f. sOc. Spanish Actives, 23K, Spanish Passives, 5. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). CORN EXCHANGE. There have been small arrivals of most kinds of Grain this week, and not much Flour. The weather continuing very favourable, the buyers to-day are slow to purchase. Wheat remains the same as on Monday. In other Grain there is not any variation. Little is doing in the Flour trade this week, at former prices. F cl.'-% . ;r oe. • --. :ft ( ,l' ',. , a . . •,-..:.._ . • ... . ~....c. f)re ii::.(ll,+ 4!y, 4 THE SUN', LONDON, WEDNPSDAY, JULY 18, 1838. I ARRIVALS Wheat. Barley. OPts. Flour. English Irish . --- 10 6,100 Foreign 740 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Meat was in good supply, although the weather is so warm. The demand rather dull, and prices unvaried. Beef, 2s. 4d. to 3s. 6d.; Mutton, 21. 6d. to 3s. Bd.; Veal, 3s. Bd. to 4s. Bd.; Limb, 4s. Bd. to ss. 4d.; Pork, 3s. 6d. to 4s. Bd.; Irish. 3s. to 3s. 4d. Poultry in good supply, and the demand steady-prices as before. The followiug are the prices of each :-Tame Rabbits, Is. to Is. 6d.; Leverets, 55.; Geese. 4s. to ss. fid.; Chickens, Is. 6d. to 2s. , Fowls, 3s. to ss. ; Pigeons, 9d.; Ducklings, 2s. to 2s. 6d. Eggs, a fair supply, and 4s. 6d. to ss. 9d. per I'2o FISH MARKET. Supplies were to a fair extent to.day, and prices moderate. Turbot, ss. to 13s. and 18s,; Lobsters, Is. to 3s. each; Mackerel, 3d. to 6d. each; Salmon, Is. to Is. 6d. per lb. ; Whiting, 2d. to 4d. each; Had. docks, 3d. to sd. each. INDIGO SALE.-THIS DAY. There is not quite so much spirit in the biddings to day as there has been, but prices are unmoved, and in all probability will continue so until the end of the sale. COLONIAL MARKETS. There was not much done to.day, by public sale, and by private con. tract there is nothing passing. The market is quiet, and prices much as yesterday. British Plantation Sugar sells, but to a limited extent, and is very flat, and prices are 6d. per cwt. lower. The stock is 29,979 hhds. and trs., and 2,334 brls. No public sales to-day of Sugar. The stock of Bengal Sugar is 28,158 bags ; Manilla, 72,297 bags ; Mauritius. 124,031 bags ; and of Havannah, 18,543 boxes. Coffee —public sales of 235 cks. of Jamaica and 153 bags Ceylon, which sold steadily at previous firm rates. The Coffee market is very steady just now. The stock of B.P. is 3,205 cks. and 3,184 bags; Ceylon, 10,418 bags ; Mocha, 4,040 bales; Sumatra, 7,867 bags ; Brazil, 55,449 bags. Of Spices we have public sales of 44 cks. Jamaica Ginger and 121 bags Pimento, and of Saltpetre, 492 bags. Each of these articles realised former prices. Not the slightest disposi tion to speculate in any commodity in those great markets of such di. versified produce makes its appearance, although two-and-a-half per cent. interest only can be got for money. For to-morrow we have public sales of 1,300 bags yellow Havannah ; 200 bags white; 627 boxes Cassia Lignea ; 180 casks British Plantation Coffee; 200 bales Mocha; some Ginger, Pimento, and Cocoa ; and 2,000 bags Saltpetre. The imports are rather heavy. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, JULY 17. The weather since our last report having been rainy, has caused Wheat to grow more in the straw than farmers could wish; and the hay crops have suffered from the same cause. The arrivals of every article in our trade continve very light. Good samples of free Wheat at this morning's market, notwithstanding a poor attendance of buyers, were sold to a small extent at Id. to 2d. per 701bs. dearer than last reported, and Gd. per 7011ss. advance was paid for bonded. Oatmeal, on the contrary, was difficult to part with, although 3d. per 2401b5. cheaper. Oats, however, were in tolerable request, as was likewise Flour, at lats rates. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, Jut 17. The sales today consist of 1,500 bags chiefly American, which brought Sid. to Bd. Common qualities were sold on somewhat lower terms, but as yet there appears no inclination to press sales. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. Wheat. T Barley. Pease. Per Quarter. B•ston. Gainsborough Grantham Grimsby Elorntastle Lincoln Spalding Stamford York s. to s. s to s. 60 68 25 29 70 28 0 55 28 33 6) 65 2 26 4'2 (8) 32 37 55 70 24 30 60 35 48 56 28 :33 50 56 ! 26 34 21 25 24 26 S. 8. 30 32 Oats. 1 Beans. s. to 8. 37 39 38 46 38 42 36 42 30 42 8. to 1. 20 23 2t 28 18 30 20 24 18 26 36 44 32 44 MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY (THIS DAY), TWELVE O'CLOCK. The most important arrival this morning is front the United States, by the Sirius steamer, bringing the welcome intelligence of the total defeat of the rebels at Short Hills, with the capture of their:ringleaders. The above information entirely contradicts the information of a second edition of a morning journal, published this morning, of the battle. Extract of the proclamation published by his Excellency Sir George Arthur, Upper Canada, Toronto, 22d June : Whereas, on the morning of the 21st of this month of June, a large body of armed men assembled in the township of Pelham in the Niagara district, attacked and plundered a house in the neighbourhood, of a large sum of money and other property, and fired upon and overpowered a small detachment of embodied militia, there stationed ; and whereas, it is necessary for the peace and security of the district of Niagara, that the ingress and egress of evil.minded persons should be restrained and prevented, I do hereby strictly order and command all officers, magistrates, and others whom it may concern, that no persons be permitted to land upon or leave the shore, on the British side of Niagara River, coming or going to the United States territory, unless he shall give a full account of himself, and showing that he is coming or going in the prosecution of his lawful affairs and business, which persln should be furnished with a passport to secure him from hindrance or molestation. TIIE FUNDS. Consols, which closed yesterday at 94h for the Account, opened this morning with an improvement, and may be quoted 94 1 % IA ex dividend; Money the same; Exchequer fills, 76 78 prem.; India Bonds, 78 80 ; Bank Stock, 205!! 206; India Stock, 265266. In the Foreign Market little doing as yet. Spanish Active 22 1 % % With Coupons; Portuguese 36} ; Three per Cents., 24 1 ,E ; Brazilian, 80!(; Colombian, 27} ; Belgian, 102 1 ,E ; Dutch Two-and.a.Half per Cents., 54 1 1 ,- ; Five per Cents., 102 h. United States Bank Shares come 124. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. sank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. . 94',.7 .litto Bonds 3 per Cent. Cons 91% South Sea Stock 105% 35( per Cent ..... .... Ditto Red .... MIN 2%4 New Ditto — New 3 t4 per Cent 101%% 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1761_ New 5 per Cent.. Bank lianizAnnultiestoexpire Ditto ..... -.........% 76 78 pm. Jan. 5, IMO IS 7-W4 Ditto Small ... .... Oct. 111, IMP l3 3-161 Ditto Commercial - - Pm Jan. 5, MO 15!4 1-16 i Ditto Advertised - - ar Jan. 5, MO-- ...... ...... , Bank Stock for Account ..... p Jan. 5, 00 ........... ine.Naock for Account. .• — Jan . 5, 16711_,»................ Consols for Acconnt ' 1 4 1 47i PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'Cidet. A. Austrian Bonds . - Belgian Bonds ........... ...... 102 N% Ditto Account - Ditto Account.... Portuguese Bonds ';ol4 . Brazilian Bondi Ditto Account Buenos Ayres Bonds - Ditto, 3 per cent Ditto Account ..--.-...-- - Ditto Aiscolmt ..... - L ;hilliam Bonds .......,_,,,....... ..... pr,,,si. Bonds - Ditto Account ................. - Russian Bonds, 18 . 22 Call/min= Bonds..-.............. - Ditto Account.. Ditto Account - Ditto Metallic C3lumblan Bonds, 1824 Spanish Bonds -. Ditto Account - Dinbh Bonds - _ - Ditto Bonds, 1181 - Ditto Account - Ditto Account 22% Greek 80nd5.... ......... --.....- French, 5 per cent. ........ -t. -. Ditto Bonds, 1825 - ---- 4 per cent. -I. -c Ditto Account .... ..... - -- 3 per cent. -1. -. Mexican 13onsia, 5 per cent. - Exchange. ....... ... -f, -, Ditto Account ..... ....... - - Dutch, 2% per cent !41,04 Ditto, 6 per cent - Ditto Account ..-....... ..... 51!,,% Ditto Account ......... 25 % % Ditto, 5 per cent 1044 Neapolitan ...... ............. ..... - Ditto Account lo2k PRICES OF SIIARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Paid. Per Shale. Bo'anos Mining Company lso - Ditto Scrip l5 . 27 Dublin and Kilkenny hallway Company ...... Great Western it ailvray Company L.. ...... ... 65 77 8% Brighton Railway canonry, ....nchastcr and Birmingham Railway ........ HALF-PAST OAF. -- - Th e Batapier Dutch steamer, has arrived with pap ers of the 17th July, Two-and -a-Half per Cents 53 1.16, and Five per Cents.'loli They bring accounts from Palembang, stating that all was quiet in that district. Extract of a letter from New York, dated June 27 :—" The British mail packet, Brise is, whi ch l eft Fa l mou t h in January, for the West I n _ dies, was fallen in with at sea a complete wreck by his Majesty's ship Rainbow, who took off the crew and passengers, and carried them to England." - - onsols have continued firm during the mor n i ng at 94 for the Ac count; for Money 94a, wi th not much doing ; Exchequer Bills, 76 78 ; India Bonth, 80; Bank Stock, 206; India Stock, 265 i. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active, 22 with Coupons; Por. tug uese, 36 30; Three per Cents. 241- ; Brazilian, 79 801 ; Colom bian, 27 ; Mexican, 25i ; Belgian, 1021-; Dutch Two-and-Half, 4 ; Five per Cents. 102 i. In Shares very little doing. Great Western 131 preln.; London and Brighton lb discount : other prices much the same as yesterday. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for Account, 941 i A MAD Cow.—Mr. Williams, of Crowfield farm, near Abergavenny, has been compelled to shoot a fine cow, in conse quence of her being in a state of hydrophobia, occasioned by her being bit some time ago by a dog in a rabid state. DO-VEIL-TUESDAY. Arrived off this port the Dutch frign..e .:I/o m, Captain ‘ili.-ns, from Smon's Town, 2:11 ay, RA from St. Helena 12th Jun-, having on b.)ard I:is 1t..1y11 Highness Prince William Frederick Henry. The liellona ha; landed mails here, and has proceeded, with a fine wind, for the Texel. They report that GoverLor Nap;er Lad left Cape Town for the frontier, and that there was nothing new from Graham's Town, when they kft the Cape. GRAND FETE at CREMORNE HOUSE, ON SATURDAY NEXT. Preparations upon an extensive scale are going on at Chelsea. The new and splendid tout, one hundred and thirty yards long, aill be used for the s•:.con , l time. The competitors are more numeloll3 than ever ; the decorations of the gardens, the entertainments out of doors generally, and the music, are upon a grand scale. Among the bands engaged are those of the Royal Horse Guards (blue) ; the Coldstream Guards ; and the Grenadier Guards; a new brass band, from Munich, for the first time in public in London, and without doubt, the neatest and most effective small band in Europe; and Hopkin's band of thirty-two performers. The ascent will take place at five, Mr. Kampton being engaged with his new balloon.• Those who recollect the number of noble par ties assembled at the last fete of the Royal Society, will not fail to appreciate the present. The number admitted will not exceed that of the 16th June, which was considered as many as could be accommodated with comfort. Many of the nobi lity who are engaged to banquets in the afternoon will attend. The punctuality of the balloon ascent Nv ll enable them to stay until this has taken place. The regulations for the carriages will prevent inconvenience. Tickets for the public will be is sued from the Egytian Hall, and the Gaunt Gazette Office, in the Strand, until the number contemplated has Leen distributed. COURT CIRCULAR. After the dinner party at the Palace on Monday, her Ma. jesty held an evening party. Her Majesty took a carriage airing in the Parks yesterday afternoon in an open barouche and four. Iler Majesty was accompanied by the Duchess of Kent, the Princess Hohenlohe, and the Prince of Leiningcn. Viscount Melbourne had an audience yesterday of Ler Majesty. The Qucen, the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Cam. bridge, and the Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha honoured the performance of Lucia di Lammermoor at her Majest)'s Theatre last evening with their presence. The Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the Princess Mary of Cambridge, and attended by Miss Kerr and Baron Knesebeck, honoured Mrs. Dawson Darner with a visit yester day at her residence at Fulham. Prince George of Cambridge and Prince Ernest of Hesse Phillipsthal left town yesterday morning to pay a visit to her Majesty the Queen Dowager at the Queen's Lodge, in Bushy Park. The Duke de Nemours visited the Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha yesterday at the new palace. The Commander of the Forces had an interview with Lord Glenelg yesterday at the Colonial-office. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office. It was attended by Viscount Melbourne, Lord John Russell, Viscount Palmerston, Lord Glenelg, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, Earl of Minto, Sir John Hobhouse, Lord Holland, and Mr. Poulett Thompson. The Council sat an hour and a half. Sir Moses Montefiore, sheriff, and the two under-sheriffs, bad an interview yesterday with Lord John Russell, at the Home-office. MARSHAL SOULT AND THE LIONS OF LONDON. Yesterday was a busy day for the gallant veteran, but it was busy in a manner that common men are not wont to em ploy their time in. Shortly after twelve o'clock his Excellency, accompanied by the Marquis de Dalmatia: and the Marquis de Mornay, and attended by Mr. Manby, arrived at the House of Correc tion in Coldbath-fields, and was received by several of the county Magistrates and Captain Chesterton, the Governor. The Marshal paid the greatest attention to the arrangements of the prison and the state of the prisoners, and showed that his visit was not merely one of form, by the shrewdness of his inquiries and the intelligence of his observations. The working of the silent system, the classification adopted, the perfect cleanliness and order in every department, and the healthiness of the inmates—there being only two cases of sickness out of 1,09/3 prisoners—seemed particularly to strike the Duke. The quality and quantity of the provisions were remarked in terms of high approval; and the only point from which the Marshal appeared to dissent was, that the labour of so many persons as are em ployed on the treadmill should not be made productive of some remunerating return. His Excellency paid some well-de served compliments to Captain Chesterton, and thus added another testimony to the acknowledged merits of that gentle man. The Marquis de Mornay, already known by his philanthropic exertions in the Chamber of Deputies, was very minute in his statistical inquiries. The distinguished party then proceeded to the Mint, where they minutely inspected the process of coinage through all its stages, from the ingot to the finished money. Mr. Morrison, the deputy master, and Mr. Jasper Atkinson, the head of the mechanical department, explained everything with the greatest politeness, and presented the Marshal Is ith a silver medal, on which the exerque was inscribed in his presence—" Marshal Soult, Duke of Dalmatia, 1 ith July, 1838." An elegant dejeuncr was provided, and the illustrious visitors retired, after having expressed their sense of the attention that had been shown to them. ROYAL GARDENS, VAUXHALL. These gardens were opened yesterday with a day fete, under the auspices of the Gallant General, England's present guest ; and, as might be expected, the grounds were crowded to excess. - Independently of the attraction which the announced pre sence of Marshal Soult afforded, there was an additional treat in the ascent of the grand Nassau Balloon, under the guidance of the veteran aeronaut G 2 een. The time adver tised for the launch of the aerial monster was half-past five o'clock, and at that hour every part of the gardens was filled to an overflow, including an immense assembly of beauty and fashion. The galleries were crammed, the walks thickly oc cupied, and the enclosure well filled. Among. the persons in the latter place we noticed J. Power, Esq., M.P., J. O'Con nell, Esq., M. P., W. Clay, Esq., M. P., and Mrs. Clay, Lady Knox, R. Hollond, Esq. - , i%l. P., &e. Soon after the time appointed, the patron of the day ar rived within the enclosure, and was received with the greatest respect. At a few minutes after six o'clock, all the preparations having been completed, Mr. Green entered the car, followed by Mr. Power, M. P., Carnegie, Tennyson. Hughes, Gye, and another gentleman whose name we could not learn, and the ropes having been withdrawn, the vast machine majesti. cally ascended, taking a south-east direction. The wind, which had been high in the morning, had somewhat abated, and the balloon remained in sight for some time, the occupants of the car seemingly enjoyed a most pleasant trip. The Duke of Dalmatia, who was habited in a plain sur tout, with the red ribbon of the Legion of Honour in his button-hole, stood for some minutes gazing on the progress which Mr. Green was making, and then withdrew amidst the hearty cheers of the assembled multitude. The people here, as in all other places in which the Marshal has appeared in England, showing most plainly, in the beautiful words of Co a per, like " Brave men who know no malice, but at once Forget in peace the injuries of war, And give their direst foe a friend's embrace." _ The gardens were decorated with the word " Soult" within a radiated star in variegated lamps, by the Marshal's arms placed between tricoloured flags, and many other appropriate devices. After the ascent a conurt took place in the orchestra, fol lowed by other amusements, the whole being concluded by a brilliant display of fireworks. Sir Lytton Bulwer has paired off for the rest of the Session with Mr. Granville Vernon. Mr. Mylnes Ga-k.ll has paired off with Mr. William Marshall till Monday, the 9.3 d instant. Sir T. B. Hepburn, M.P. for the County of Haddiugton, has paired off with Mr. Parrott, M.P. for Totnes, for the remainder of the Session ; and air. Pringle with Mr. Callaghan, of Cork. Colonel P. Butler, M.P. for the County of Kilkenny, has paired off for the remainder of the Session The Hon: and Gallant Member left town on Saturday for Ireland. Sh J. Edwards paired off with Mr. B. Hughcs for the remainder of the Session; In our report of the debate in the House of Lords on Monday, the name of Josiah Conder is mentioned instead of John Scoble among the individuals upon whom Lord Brougham bestowed praise, as the most active promoters of the immediate abolition of negro apprenticeship. • - - HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The ordinary meet ing g as held yesterday afternoon, H. M. Dyer, Esq„ V.P.; in the chair. Among the new members elected was NV. Clay, Esq., M.P. Dr. Lind ley described the specimens in the room, which were by no means nume. rot's. The specimens from the gardens of the Society contained several dahlias, the first of the season ; a curious plant, called Spirma arifolia, from South West America, being very graceful and hardy, aril growing to a height of between t iglu and nine feet, the panicles hanging down luxuriantly like plumes; and Philadelphus Gorcloniatius, also a new and rare plant. The silver Knightian medal was awarded to Mr. Cock for his collection of geraniums. _ _ The Turkish Ambassador will give a splendid en , tertainment to the wholer,f th diplonvitie eprps, at the Hanover.square Rooms, on Friday. Mrs. D itothschild gave an elegant dejuner yes terchy, at Gunn(r.bury Park, near Ealing, to a large circle of fashionables. ...The Earl and Countess of Elgin and Lady Augusta Bruce, bare left Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, for their scat, B;oom Ha I, Fifeshire. At Woolwich Dockyard, on Monday la.f,t, Rear- Admiral Sir Charles Adam, accompanied by a party of ladies and friends, embarked on board the Firesrand Admiralty steam yacht, Master Al len, R.N., to proceed on an official tour as one of the sea going Lords of the Board of Admiralty. - - The Dutch Minister Extraordinary, the Baron Von Capellen, will be the first to move, having received dispatches requiring his presence at the Hague. Ills Excellency will embark, it is expected, on Sunday next, for Rotterdam. _ _ The Bishop of London, while coming to town on Saturday, from Fulham, at rather a quick pace, was thrown from his horse, and broke his collarbone. Under the care o: 141 r. Neale } how ever, his Lordship is doing well, AYIIIARKET 'THEATRE. Last niwl:t the Tore Chace was pereormed—" by desire,"' as we are infor.ncd in the bills—for the 132 d time ! What a lesson duet; this short announcement read to the admirers of the legitimate drama—what a triumph does it afThrd to her advocates. The lesson, a confident reliance upon the faithful pourtrayal of human nature—the triumph, ail unequivocal ,nd glorious proof of the justice of such reliauec. The suc cess of this play —extraordinary and - unparalleled as it is in these mo.iern days—is no mystery; it only :!lustratei the siaiple principle that, to be permanently succes'ful, a drama must emphatically " hold the mirror up to na ture." This it is that invests the plays of our urnival;.:d Shakspeare, and so many of our olden English dra.- rnatists, ,ith so imperishable an interest ; and this it is that has enabled Sheridan Knowles—following in the train of their goodly companie"—to gain for his productions such high and enduring admiration. flow tnany time; have we witnessed the representation of the b.iatuiful Love ( - have with never-dying—tiav, with still increasing pleasure ! The characers are so naturally and finely drawn that we enter into their very feelin;s ; their languago —warm and glowing from the heart—speals to our own with the force of kindred nature ; we forget that they arc poetical . . creations, we gaze, and listen, and feel wi:h all the interest which actual life could excite. flow delicately, how truly, does the poet depict the subtleties of love, its self-disguises, its ineffectual ccnceahnents. Above all, lovely, enchanting', " neighbour Constance 1" we could verily fancy thee .sonle sweet wayward cousin of our own, whom we had loved front infancy, with an affection wh:ch Bever in its innocent sim plicity dreamt, till alarmed, at the thought of seeing thee another's, that it must be secured by nearer, though not de 'SW* companionship. On this occasion, Miss Elphinstone playod Constance. or this lady's performance in this character we spoke, on her first appearance here in terms of high, though somewhat qua lified'commendation. Her representation of the p:rt last night was, by many degrees, a nearer approach to perfecth'n• This lady, as the public are aware, was a pupil of Mr. li:aowics• She is evidently imbibing that spirit of nature which gives . s uFll excellence to his works. She trod the stage with more of tk.e youthful buoyancy and graceful restlessness—she laughed with more of the musical hilarity—she spoke with more of JAIN; pretty, merry, raillery, and that bewitching archness, whiCJ we imagine in such a charming, mirth-lovin4, wayward crea ture. In the scene where she rallies Wildrake on his awkward assumption of the " town gentleman," all this was particularly admirable. Then, in giving that exquisitely poetical description of the pleasures of the chase, which is in cidentally introduced, she entered into it with a spirit -- a fire—that produced a splendid effect, and was deservallY much applauded. But perhaps her greatest triumph was when Constance, supposing Widrake is to be married U' another, vainly endeavours to account for the anxiety:she feels on any other hypothesis than the true one, love—or when sill if told by him of his intended union, and is utterly unable to conceal her vexation. While he is recounting the favours his pretended mistress allows him, nothing could be more natural than her struggle to appear unconcerned ; and when, at last, she puts the question—" Does she let you kiss her ?"—the rapid agitated tones in which she uttered the words, as though anticipating, yet dreading, the reply—at: once betrayed the state of her feelings, and was as fine a piece of acting as we ever beheld. Indeed the whole performance was one of first-rate excellence, and was received throughout with hearty and well-merited applause. THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH IN LON DON-STREET, TOTTENFIANI COURT-ROAD. (THIS DAY.) The adjourned inquest on the body of T. D. Pow, took place this afternoon at one o'clock. Frederick Pipe, veterinary surgeon, 17, Devonshire-street, Lis.- sen-grove, was then examined—Knew the deceased, and that he was subject to delirium tremens ; and in consequence of /V' being addicted to drinking. Deceased had been in Westminster Mg' pita!, but on the 3d inst. was taken away —as he (witness) was informed , on inquiry for him there—by Miers and Mrs. Pow. On the 10th, wanes , ' saw Mrs. Pow go to Dr. Miers' shop, and followed her throughout the daY- Witness had a debt owing to him from deceased,and wished to arrest hint• Saw her go with Miers into a brothel, Blackhorse-court, Fleet-stree t • From thence they went to Messrs. Getty and Garth, solicitors, Throg morton street, and from thence to another brothel, 31, Queen-street , New Cut, and then they went to No. 3, London-street. Afterwards witness ascertained that Mr. Pow had that morning died. Belie d Miers to be a Jew. The beadle here said Mr. Tusom had found it impossible to enter ola the post mortem examination this day. The beadle was then dcspatche ll in quest of some other medical gentleman who would undertake the duti' C. J. Preedy, surgeon, 89, Chapel street, Pentonville, was next exa mined. Was in company with Miers and a Mr. Philipson on Monds/ last. Mr. Philipson introduced him to Miers, observing that Miers had bee n formidably attacked in the newspapers, and even charged with murals though his name was not mentioned. Miers observed that the de' ceased died from delirium tremens, arising from excessive drinking , Witness said he would take upon himself the responsibility of exa' mining the body. Miens replied, " Oh, don't do any sue:, thing; it is much decomposed, and would be anything but pleasant. Witness said he would do it to forward the ends of justice. Miers said he was going to give up the key of the room, where deceased lay. Witness lior ing heard the evidence at the inquest, refused any further communicatio n with Miens. Witness had had no hesitation to say upon that evidene that the deceased had been most shamefully neglected. A Juror—Would you give , a patient in such a situation as deceasa l was gin. Witness—lf I wished to kill him. A medical gentleman here stepped forward, and said the professio n were divided on thesubject. lie thought it would be well to give a patien t in such a state the stimuli he had been used to. Witness adhered to his opinion. G. B. Philipson, a medical man, deposed that about a month ae Mien asked him if he would put his name to a power of attorney. Wit ness replied, Yes, if it w ere p ro p er ly a tt es t e d. Mi ers s aid l" was for a lunatic. Witness answered he would then have nothing , to do with it. Mjers said it was a power of attorney from a 1 ,04° Z. making over property to his wife, and that he h a d ma d e it r i g ht with l""' female to have the use of the money, adding that there would be s( ol , e pickings from it, and perhaps witness might lik e th e l oan o f a hundre" or two, concluding by saying .‘ If I get it you shall have it." Ab out a week after Miers told him he had the power of attorn e y settled ; and that the supposed lunatic was only labouring under delirium tremens and had been dismissed the AsYlut ; that the man was t h en un d er hi s (Mi ers ' s ) care ; that "- would soon return to his old habits, and would not live long. i‘l icr : laughed, and went on to say, " What do you think of three drach m ' hyosciennis, or tinct ure o f henbane." Witness replied, "My 6 ,., 0 " 1 ,: if you gi ve a man that it will slip his wind. " Miers answere d, " it is only my joke, I knew it to be an over c1e2. 1 c." Since the death Iv" ness had seen a woman at Miers's whom he had since found to D c Mrs. Pow. dn Dr. Broke, surgeon, 35, Keppel-street, here entered the room an expressed his readiness to examine the body of deceased. t t The coroner's warrant to that effect was accordingly irued -h a gentleman, in conjunction with Mr. Preedy. (The enquiry is likely to last all day.) THE FUNDS.-CLOSING PRICES. Rank Stock BRITISH FUNDS. (1;50 ' - 'O6 India Stock 3 per Cent. Cons ()44 , . Ditto Old Annuities ..........••••• 3y4 per Cent 10214 Ditto Sew Annuities ......... ..: 0 . % per Cent. Re:l 1014,Ex. Bills, 1,1 out . 2 %d ..... ••;°„ ror:' New 44 per Cent 101% Ditto 5 , 1.1 78 ,fr , Long Annuities to expire Ditto 500/........ ............. . I. Jan. 186 , Oct. 1856 .. ...... — 4 Jan. 1860 FOREIGN FUNDS lO4 Austrian, 5 per cent . Portuguese Pond(, 5 per cent. .„ 0 ,. Belgian, 5 per cent 111234 Ditto New Ditto ....... .......... . Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayr. s, 6 p er cent. Russian Bonds, 5 per cent ...... ••"' ...-• Chiliad, 6 per cent — Ditto, Metallic Chiliad, 6 per cent — Spanish, 5 per cent ................ • Ditto, in 2-1 Ditto, Consolidated ................ Danish, 3 per cent !French, 5 per cent. tSC s°C .' Greek Bands, 1825, 5 per cent. i Exchange Mexican, 5 per cent French 3 per cent slf , 0 4 Ditto, 6 per cent., 1825 ............ t.'5% ihttch;9l6 per cent ............... 52.4; Peruvian, 1825,6 per cent — Ditto, 5 • per cent. .... ............ . 0 N (CLOSING PRICE OF SHARES.—(THIS DA l i . Dublin and Kilkenny R.ilway ...... . 7 . 7 :.:_ n Great Western Itailwav 783, London and Brighton Railway '` London and Croydon Railway London and Croytton:liailway (New Seel) 614 Manchester and Birmingham Railway North Midland Railway counsE OF EXCHANGE YESTERDAY. Ainsterd term C.F. 12 654 piihrxitar ... 44 oak, at iight R itt...(liin 2U. 12 7 Genoa.:. 2i 1 ‘Vliwerii... ‘'., Hamburg. ..,... ........ 'ALB. I;, 1:114 N enice Attona..... Par.., 3 days' sigh. 2 55 raltriao Ditto '1 Ms. 25 PS Lisbon AI trseillei llourdeaux Frankfort on Mame, Ex. M 154 7 0 3 N ll4 e b w la Y• rk , l'..tersbutgh, ruble 'i Us iii U Buenos Ayres ... ... ...... ...................... .................................... 114rliii Vienna, eifeetive ti.....:. Mln '4 Phil 41elphia .21 'la"' ..... •••• ..... .... - 6 . A. Trii,te •iit to lO 15 PitiCr. Or 8L11.1.10N. ek-- 0 muiriti •e!,6 Portugal oolii, e5iiii,.......4;0 ( 4 0 Cadiz.... IS.lboa ... Sec eelonz ,n New Dollars ille '6 Silver , harm. standard...... 0 4 • r The E " sight ,f, beif .:1;11-1 and Countess of flare wood have left town mansion for th e i r scat. Harewrod Hall, in Yorkshire, fo f st o autumn. By the death of Garter Kinef-at-Arms a valuable .. , 0 5 pointment falls to hi s G race the Duke b of Norfolk, as hereditary e Marshal. One of its advantages appears to be to confer longevity' t d late possessor being above 80, and his predecessor, Sir Isaac 14 ° 4 near 100. ' HORSE W ARRANTY .—O ne o f t h e best exr°Sl„,e Lions we have o f t h e L aw of Warranty is contained in sir Gee". iri•-p ::tephen's `• Adventures of a Gentleman in searc h of allovc," whip though irresistibly amu -i n; conta i ns also much solid and striking t., formation. We understand it has even been referred to on the Be n whie:l is certainly no sma ll proof of its value as an authority. ] n it dition to its exposition of the law, it)cont:iins reports of upwards ct w oe actions on questions of warranty,CKcluding the latest decisions. 4i g chief object cf the work is, h owever, to protect from Gaud, thoug h I thus explicit in pointing out the remedy. ea Last week, at Hexham • a tithe-collector was 6 " . five shillings for bei ng d runk in a public-house kept by a churchw a rf; Such a sample of the Ch urch will not authorise us to say that Cp ch , llren rise up and call her blessed," although it may fond to streng th the vulgar adage—" As drunk as a pig."—Gateshead es 'fhe NEW FLAT GOLD WATC tie st are offered in double-bottomed engine-turned c' • wit h \ d' er hort . movements, for Se ven Guineas each, or, svi ighly-finishe zonial movements, jewelled and warranted, at Ninc: Guineas , ari d at 'l'. COX SAVORY'S, Working Goldsmith, Silversmith an. Watchmake r , 47 , Cornhill, London (Seven Doors from u chreh-street). esa f°` rn N.B.—Th e h or i zontal construction is strongly reco inm its superior accuracy. BIRTS. On the 15th i nst., i n Br 'ansten c H euare the lady of F. Th etiger' Esq., of a son. 3 On the 14th inst., at Barncs, the lady of J. H. Canet llor, fsq' t of a son. o. London : P r i n t e d an d P u blished by itIURDO YOUNG, of N ty 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the COw' of Middlesex.—Wednesday, July 18, 1838. D j-- / }